Window washing fountain brush



Feb. 5, 1952 M 5055 2,584,630

WINDOW WASHING FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed NOV. l2, 1946 INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 5, 1952 UNITED STATES vram' oeil-Ice y 2,584,630 WINDOW WASHING FOUNTAIN BRUSH K Mark Sos's, Spokane, Wash. Application November 12, 1946, Serial No. 709,205 1 claim. (o1. 299-84) The present invention relates generally to implements employed in brushing, scrubbing and general cleaning, and more specifically to an improved window washing fountain brush of the type carrying a supply of Water and liquid soap in separate reservoirs, together with valve control means for dispensing the cleansing mixture.

While the manually operated brush is adapted for various purposes, it is especially designed for Washing car Windows and the like, and the primary object of the invention is the provision of an implement that is constructed of a minimum number of parts that may with facility be manufactured at low cost of production and assembled with convenience to provide a brushing implement that may readily be manipulated, and in which the supply of water and liquid soap may conveniently be controlled.

'I'he invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will hereinafter be described, and more particularly set forth in the appended claim. In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of a physical embodiment of the invention, and a modied form of the brush, in which the parts are combined and arranged in accord with modes I have devised for the practical application of the principles of the invention. It :af

will, however, be understood that changes and alterations are contemplated and may be made in these exemplifying drawings and mechanical structures, Within the scope of my claim Without departing from the principles of the invention. I

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an implement in which the invention is embodied.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in side elevatien, with the brush portion in section, as at line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view showing a portion of the operating mechanism for the liquid soap valve.

Figure 4 is a sectional View of a Inodied form of the invention, with parts broken away for convenience oi illustration.

In that form of the invention disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the bristles I are mounted an annular head 2, of rubber of other suitable material, that is reinforced by a metallic Wire or circular core 3, and the annular series of tufted bristles provides an interior open space for distribution or" the cleansing mixture without scattering or waste.

The upper portion of this enclosed space is closed by a circular metallic head plate il, and a flanged crown plate 5 mounted over the head plate forms a reservoir for liquid soap which may be supplied through aplugged inlet port to the reservoir. The crown plate 5 is fashioned with an annular flange 6 semi-circular in cross section that encloses the outer periphery of the annular brush head 2, and these lIne-- tallic parts provide a rigid support for the brush head, and a rigid connection for a water nozzle I that is centrally mounted in the crown plate and cover plate, and which nozzle projects into the Waterdistribution space of the implement.

The nozzle 'I is an integral part of the handle tube 8 which is disposed in a plane at right angles to the nozzle for convenience in manipu lating the brush, and this tubular handle', which forms a Water reservoir, is equipped With a control valve 9 that is operatedby a handle lever It located in convenient position for ready access to the hand of the operator of the brush.- The valve 9 has a nipple II to which a hose I2 is attached for supplying water to the reser- 1 voir, and from the reservoir the Water is fed to the distribution chamber and brushes as re'- quired.

The feed of liquid soap from the reservoir withinvthe crown plate 5 is controlled, manually, by use of a flap valve I3 located Within the reservoir andv co-acting with a port I4 in the cover plate Il, and the pivoted stem or lifting link I5 of the valve projects through a hangs I5 on the exterior of the crown plate and also through a central holev in a hollow cap Il thatis threaded within the flange I6. The exterior end of the valve stem is provided with a spherical head or ball I8, and the stem passes through an opening in one arm of a bell crank lever I9 that is pivoted at 2!! on the cap I'I. By means of aY connecting rod or Wire 2i the bell-crank lever is connected with a hand lever 22 which is pivoted in a suitable bracket of the nipple II of the water supply.

The connecting rod or wire 2| extends in close proximity along the water reservoir or tubular handle 8, and the Water valve lever II) and liquid soap valve lever 22 are disposed at opposite sides of the nipple I I where they are readily accessible for manipulation when desired by the hand of the operator of the brushing implement.

In the modied form of the invention in Fig. 4 the brush-tufts I are distributed over the area of the circular head 2, and the latter is provided with multiple ports 23 opening to a depression 3 or indentation 24 in the inner side of the head, which forms a water reservoir, and the ports open through the head at the brush side to supply water to the brushes.

The water reservoir is closed by a metallic head plate 25 having an enclosing iiange 26 in which the brush head is mounted, and the liquid soap container cr reservoir 21 is rigidly mounted, as by welding, upon the outer face of the head plate; and a screw plug 28 closes the opening through which the reservoir or tank is iilled with liquid soap.

The reservoir is located atv one edge of the brush head, and a valve casing 29 is mounted on the inner side of the reservoir from which an angular nozzle 30 projects and extends through the cover plate and brush head into the distribution space within the brushes, to supply liquid soap to the brushes.

A valve 3l closes the port between the valve casing and the reservoir, and the stem 32 of the valve extends diametrically of the circular head through the casing, terminating in a head located at the approximate center of the brush head and provided with a valve-closing spring 33.

The implement is provided with a tubular handle 34 that is welded or otherwise secured to the head plate, and the tubular handle, which provides a reservoir for the water supply, is equipped with an interior valve casing 35 axially alined with the liquid soap valve device. A short nozzle 36 of the water valve is iitted and welded in an opening of the head plate 25 to provide an inlet port to the water reservoir 24, and the valve casing has an inlet port 31 for water from the water reservoir 38 in handle 34, which reservoir or pipe 38 is connected with a water suppily hose in usual manner.

The flow of water through the water valve casing is controlled by a spring seated valve 39 arranged in opposed relation to the valve 3l for liquid soap. and the stem 40 of the water valve is axially alined with the stem of the liquid soap valve stem. The stem 40 terminates at the center of the brush head in a head and a spring 4| coiled about the stem and interposed between the stemhead and the valve casing resiliently holds the valve in its seat.

For operating these two oppositely opening valves, a link 42 is provided, which is pivotally mounted by a ball-bearing 43 on the exterior of t' the cover plate at the center of the brush head, and the link is fitted between the two headed stems of the valves with the respective springs 33 and 4| urging the separated heads of the stems into frictional contact with the link.

The link may be operated with a pushing motion to open the liquid soap valve, and with a pulling motion to open the water valve, and for this purpose a push-and-pull arm 44 is rigidly mounted on the free end of the link 42, exterior of the tubular handle, to which arm an operating or control link 45 is connected. The control link is located within the tubular handle and the outer end of the link is located in position for ready access of the hand of the operator of the brush, while the inner end of the operating link is bent outwardly and propects through a slot 46 of the handle for connection with the outer end of the arm 44.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In valve mechanism for a window washing brush having a head-plate, a liquid soap reservoir, and a handle containing a water reservoir, the combination with a soap-valve and a casing therefor having a port open to the soap reservoir and a discharge nozzle through the head-plate, a Water valve and a casing therefor having a port open to the water reservoir and a discharge nozzle through the head plate, of a pair of axially alined stems for said valves mounted in the casings, springs on the stems for closing said valves in theirports, a link pivotally mounted on the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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